དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 4.8

4.8

The Tathāgata, the great physician,
Who has the nature of compassion,
Appears in the world that is stupefied by ignorance. {60}

“That Teacher, skillful in methods,
Teaches the good Dharma.
To those in the highest yāna he teaches
The supreme enlightenment of buddhahood. {61}

“The Guide expounds the medium
To those who have medium wisdom,
And also describes another enlightenment
To those who are frightened of saṃsāra. {62}

“Śrāvakas²⁷⁴ who have freed themselves
From the three realms understand in this way:
‘I have gained the attainment
Of peace, of stainless nirvāṇa. {63}

“ ‘I have understood the entire Dharma
And thereby attained immortal nirvāṇa.’²⁷⁵ {64}

“Then the great rishis have
Great compassion for the once-blind man,
And they say, ‘You are a fool!
Do not think, “I am wise!” {65}

“ ‘When you are staying
In the interior of a house,
You, who are an ignoramus,
Do not know what is outside. {66}

“ ‘How can you, ignoramus, say you have knowledge
When still, while you are inside,
You do not know what is done
Or not done on the outside? {67}

“ ‘You are not even able to hear
The sounds that are made
Merely five yojanas distant,
Let alone any further. {68}

“ ‘You are not able to know
What malicious thoughts others have
Or what kind thoughts they have,
So how can you be proud? {69}

“ ‘You are not able to go even one krośa
Without having to take a step.
You have immediately forgotten
Whatever happened in your mother’s womb. {70}

“ ‘Someone who is called omniscient
Is someone who has the five higher knowledges.
You are stupid and know nothing,
And yet you say, “I am omniscient.” {71}

“ ‘If you wish to be omniscient,
You must attain higher knowledge.
In order to accomplish higher knowledge
You must contemplate in solitude
The pure Dharma, and then through that
You will accomplish higher knowledge.’²⁷⁶ {72}

“Having that as his goal he enters solitude
And contemplates with perfect concentration.
He attains the five higher knowledges,
And soon possesses those qualities. {73}